ebooks On Schacht's Origins of Muhammadan Jurisprudence (Islamic Texts Society) by Muhammad M. al-Azami in History

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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful. A book to be read by all muslimsBy Muzaffer MuctehitzadeThis is a very fine book which disects the theories of Schacht about unreliability of Hadiths. Author takes us step by step with Schacht's claims and provides contrary arguments to negate Schacht's assertions on the subject. Although he has made every effort to make the book independent of Schacht's book "Origins:; It is helpful to read both in paralell.Most of the time author has either summarized or replicated Schacht's claims before he attacked them. This book is very helpful in understanding why Schacht is considered as Orientalist; for instead of claiming that Schacht was wrong in this or that as a blanket statement; he proves why he was wrong.10 of 20 people found the following review helpful. A Complete Refutation of Shacht's ThesisBy CustomerThis is a very important book in its field against the Orientalist onslaught against Islam and Muhammadan Jurisprudence. The author Muhammad Azami achived in his dissertation of refuting the orientalist Schacht's thesis on Muhammadan Jurisprudence. Schacht's Origins On Muhammadan Jurisprudence was highly acclaimed amongst Orientalists; such that H.A.R Gibb considered;"It will become the foundation for all future study of Islamic Civilisation and Law; at least in the West". Schacht's work in other words was regarded as the bible for the Orientalist attack on Islam; moreover; became a reference point of other Orientalists in refuting Islam. Muhammad Azami comprehensively repudiates Schacht's work by deconstructing his theories and arguement to the point of making it into mere fiction. Muhammad Azami elucidates on the lack of scientific approach taken by Schacht thus effecting his deduction. Schacht had two methods at his disposal 1. To draw conclusions from a study of the original sources of islam; the Quran or; 2. The writings of early scholars as sources. Schachts opts for the latter approach. Azami highlights in taking the second approach Schacht failled to consult the relavant literature and futhermore misunderstood the texts he quoted; even to the point of occassionally quoting out of context. Schacht's work as a result is full of contradictions and is completely opposed to History per se. The false methodology of Schacht concludes in the the total negation of Islamic jurisprudence by claiming the Hadith literature and its chain of narrators to be fogeries. Rather; Schacht concludes of a conspiracy to revive a non-existant legal history of the Prophet Muhammad in which the four legal schools in Islam get involved in perpetuating. The early scholars are accussed of putting words into the mouth of the Prophet Muhammad and interpretting the Hadiths to embody their own attitudes and doctrines... This particular book of Muhammad Azami dispels the theories of Schacht elegantly and in a lucid manner; leaving the reader in no doubt of the falsity and futility of Schacht's theories and accusations. This is a very important book for the Muslim; such that; it has been translated into the Arabic language which is a rare and an outstanding achievement. A must for every Muslim and non-Muslim interested in Islam and Hadith literature.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Yusufgoodd